Used in a Sentence

involves

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for involves.

Editorial note

Once the ClojureScript is compiled to JavaScript, the JS can be executed by the browser (which of course involves an additional JIT compilation step).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of involves gathered in one view.

verb

To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

verb

To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

verb

(archaic) To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for involves.

verb

To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

verb

To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

verb

(archaic) To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.

verb

(archaic) To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.

Example sentences

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Once the ClojureScript is compiled to JavaScript, the JS can be executed by the browser (which of course involves an additional JIT compilation step).

2

The square is neatly explained because it involves energies.

3

Full spec available via link below but in summary the role involves: - Working on client projects (e.g.

4

Because properly handling overflow if you're using signed values involves UB, it's super hard to get it right.

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The simple fact is that almost everything that involves multiple people with selfish interests is at least somewhat political.

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The role involves leading our language and compiler implementation efforts, building optimizing compilers to generate efficient code across HPC hardware.

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This inherently involves solving a lot of big problems, many of which are novel.

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That involves more subtle distinction of colors than merely separating whites from coloreds should.

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The vast majority of our business involves civil drones and we do not sell autopilots into the military market.

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Almost every software development effort involves a disturbing amount of half-assery.

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Often this involves trivial choices based on personal preference (e.g.

12

I suppose this would have to be done in a manner that involves both parties, some sort of two part signing process.

Quote examples

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And in America, "socialism" has come to refer to anything that involves redistributing wealth, providing social safety net(s), or otherwise trying to actively manage social inequality.

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This might sound "dirty" if you are used to thinking about non-Javascript development, because it involves two separate compilation steps, but it is unavoidable, once again until something like WebAssembly becomes popular.

3

Well, given that repeating some piece of code N times involves only two "entities", the code to be repeated and the number of repetitions, i see it as a very natural OO design decision to put that looping logic on a method on one of those two entities.

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Whenever I need to do a video call with someone it involves lots of hair pulling trying to get everyone to press weird "say hi" buttons on profiles before it will ever even manage to show messages between each other, let alone video conference.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use involves in a sentence?

Once the ClojureScript is compiled to JavaScript, the JS can be executed by the browser (which of course involves an additional JIT compilation step).

What does involves mean?

To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

What part of speech is involves?

involves is commonly used as verb.